Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 7,237 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
7,237 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
41st
of 42 groups
All-time high
11,150 number
in 1998
All-time low
7,237 number
in 2019
Years of data
19
1997–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states, 1997–2019

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1997200820191997: 11.0k number1998: 11.2k number1999: 11.1k number2000: 11.1k number2001: 11.0k number2002: 10.9k number2003: 10.7k number2004: 10.6k number2006: 10.7k number2010: 9.6k number2011: 9.3k number2012: 9.1k number2013: 8.6k number2014: 8.0k number2015: 7.7k number2016: 7.7k number2017: 7.5k number2018: 7.4k number2019: 7.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states stood at 7,237 number. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states peaked at 11,150 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,237 number, in 2019.

That places Pacific island small states 41st out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Pacific island small states, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 10,999 number
1998 11,150 number +1.4%
1999 11,116 number -0.3%
2000 11,060 number -0.5%
2001 11,002 number -0.5%
2002 10,907 number -0.9%
2003 10,732 number -1.6%
2004 10,629 number -1.0%
2006 10,651 number +0.2%
2010 9,614 number -9.7%
2011 9,301 number -3.3%
2012 9,096 number -2.2%
2013 8,622 number -5.2%
2014 7,954 number -7.7%
2015 7,676 number -3.5%
2016 7,685 number +0.1%
2017 7,504 number -2.4%
2018 7,360 number -1.9%
2019 7,237 number -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,088 number 10,999 number 11,150 number 3
2000s 10,830 number 10,629 number 11,060 number 6
2010s 8,205 number 7,237 number 9,614 number 10

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  4. 41 Spain 11,396 number compare
  5. 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11,086 number compare
  6. 43 Chile 10,133 number compare
  7. 44 El Salvador 9,478 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Pacific island small states was 7,237 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 11,150 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 7,237 number in 2019.
How does Pacific island small states rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Pacific island small states ranks 41st out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/